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richard blanco. in his inaugural address today, president obama said we are made for this moment and we'll seize it so long as we seize it together. he outlined his agenda for the next four years. we'll take a closer look at what he has in mind and how he plans to achieve it. right now, take a look at joe biden at the commander-in-chief's ball earlier. >> beautiful. to all of our military out there, man, thank you for doing you man. we couldn't live in this country without you. we love you. ♪ oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ >> a great performance by beyonce. she can certainly hit the notes. the question is did the president hit the right notes in his presidential speech? first let's listen to some of what the president said earlier today. >> we've always understood when times change, so must we. that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges. preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action. for we, the people, understa
richard blanco. in his inaugural address today, president obama said we are made for this moment and we'll seize it so long as we seize it together. he outlined his agenda for the next four years. we'll take a closer look at what he has in mind and how he plans to achieve it. right now, take a look at joe biden at the commander-in-chief's ball earlier. >> beautiful. to all of our military out there, man, thank you for doing you man. we couldn't live in this country without you. we love...
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also taping is richard blanco. his poems center around the idea of the american experience. >>> once the ceremony concludes, the president, vice president and their wives will take their celebratory walk from the u.s. capitol to the white house. >> they will be followed for the entire mile by thousands of people taking part in the inaugural parade. lauren demarco has more on that. >> reporter: four of the eight inaugural parade floats represent the states where the president and vice president were born as well as where they served as lawmakers. >> the hawaii float has the diamond head volcano on there. >> another four floats honor the extraordinary progress we have avenue medicine as a nation. one pays tribute to dr. martin luther king. another highlights civil rights. >> this represents a slew of different battles that we've seen in the civil rights movement throughout the years. >> the our people, our future float represents the theme of the inauguration. willy griego of denver is one of the citizen cochairs cho
also taping is richard blanco. his poems center around the idea of the american experience. >>> once the ceremony concludes, the president, vice president and their wives will take their celebratory walk from the u.s. capitol to the white house. >> they will be followed for the entire mile by thousands of people taking part in the inaugural parade. lauren demarco has more on that. >> reporter: four of the eight inaugural parade floats represent the states where the...
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richard blanco. in his inaugural address today, president obama said we are made for this moment and we'll seize it so long as we seize it together. he outlined his agenda for the next four years. we'll take a closer look at what he has in mind. right now, take a look at joe biden at the commander-in-chief's ball earlier. >> beautiful. to all of our military out there, man, thank you for doing it. we couldn't live in this country without you. we love you. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. to the best vacation sp(all) the gulf! it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious. we're having such a great year on the gulf, we've decided to put aside our rivalry. now is t
richard blanco. in his inaugural address today, president obama said we are made for this moment and we'll seize it so long as we seize it together. he outlined his agenda for the next four years. we'll take a closer look at what he has in mind. right now, take a look at joe biden at the commander-in-chief's ball earlier. >> beautiful. to all of our military out there, man, thank you for doing it. we couldn't live in this country without you. we love you. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our...
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richard blanco. in his inaugural address today, president obama said we are made for this moment and we'll seize it so long as we seize it together. he outlined his agenda for the next four years. we'll take a closer look at what he has in mind. right now, take a look at joe biden at the commander-in-chief's ball earlier. >> beautiful. to all of our military out there, man, thank you for doing it. we couldn't live in this country without you. we love you. things. all waking up. connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far away. we're going to wake the world up. and watch, with eyes wide, as it gets to work. cisco. tomorrow starts here. iimagine living your life withss less chronic low back pain.. cisco. imagine you with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your d
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blanco became the youngest inaugural poet ever and the first hispanic or openly gay person to recite a poem at the ceremony. in one passage he paid tribute to the victims of last month's elementary school shooting in newtown, connecticut. >> all of us, as vital as the one light we move through, the same light on blackboards with lessons for the day, equations to solve, history to question or atoms imagined, the "i have a dream" we all keep dreaming or the impossible vocabulary of sorrow that won't explain the empty desk of 20 children marked absent today and forever. >> ifill: a rev. of st. john's episcopal church where the first family worshipped this morning gave the been diction >> we pray for your blessing because without it, we will see only what the eye can see. but with the blessing of your blessing, we will see that we are created in your image, whether brown, black or white, male or female, first generation immigrant american or daughter of the american revolution, gay or straight, rich or poor. we pray for your blessing because without it, we will only see scarcity in the m
blanco became the youngest inaugural poet ever and the first hispanic or openly gay person to recite a poem at the ceremony. in one passage he paid tribute to the victims of last month's elementary school shooting in newtown, connecticut. >> all of us, as vital as the one light we move through, the same light on blackboards with lessons for the day, equations to solve, history to question or atoms imagined, the "i have a dream" we all keep dreaming or the impossible vocabulary...
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richard blanco, the first latino and first openly gay inaugural poet. and perhaps no one is more excited than fifth graders from new york's public school number 22. they are singing this morning. >> i am very excited. it's going to be good. >> reporter: thousands of extra security officers have been sworn in. there's a 30-mile no-fly zone over the city. 150 city blocks around the capital shut down. >> we have to be prepared for everything. that's the way we do it. >> barack obama is just getting started. >> reporter: tracie potts, nbc news washington. >> vice president biden sworn in yesterday by supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. there was a ball sponsored by the national wildlife federation and over environmental groups. as far as the first lady, she's not announced what she'll focus on in the second term but one reporter that covers the first lady says you should not be surprised if mrs. obama talks about more of a work/life balance. the first lady expected to maintain focus of her first term fighting childhood obesity and honoring families of mi
richard blanco, the first latino and first openly gay inaugural poet. and perhaps no one is more excited than fifth graders from new york's public school number 22. they are singing this morning. >> i am very excited. it's going to be good. >> reporter: thousands of extra security officers have been sworn in. there's a 30-mile no-fly zone over the city. 150 city blocks around the capital shut down. >> we have to be prepared for everything. that's the way we do it. >>...
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. >> also attending the ceremonies will be richard blanco. the first hispanic and openly gay person to deliver the poem. center around the idea of the american experience. >> and the reverend lewis leon will deliver the benediction. this is the pastor's second appearance at a presidential inauguration. he's delivered the invocation at george bush's ceremony back in 2005. >> all right. spectators at the event should prepare for tight security. more than 2,000 officers will be in dc today making sure everything goes smoothly. some are going to work with metro transit police. but most will be with dc police. protestors are expected at various spots along the parade route. a small group of anti-abortion demonstrators picketed at the white house yesterday. >>> still ahead at 7:00, we are sharing your pictures and your thoughts from today's swearing in ceremony. >> at this time of aeroowe at this time in our history we always see hollywood's a listers to come to town. and when we come back, a little of the a listers that are here for the main event
. >> also attending the ceremonies will be richard blanco. the first hispanic and openly gay person to deliver the poem. center around the idea of the american experience. >> and the reverend lewis leon will deliver the benediction. this is the pastor's second appearance at a presidential inauguration. he's delivered the invocation at george bush's ceremony back in 2005. >> all right. spectators at the event should prepare for tight security. more than 2,000 officers will be...
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. >> richard blanco is the first latino poet to come men trait the president's inauguration. john f. kennedy was the first to include a poet in his inauguration ceremony and he chose robert frost in 1961. >> the land was ours before we were the land. she was our land more than 100 years before we were her people. >> wow. go ahead. >> i was just going to say, being here in ñ ? ? >>> welcome to "cbs this morning saturday," in washington this inauguration weekend. i'm anthony mason. >> and i'm rebecca jarvis. >>> coming up, he's covered every inauguration since rbj. >> then inauguration time used to be the big washington party scene but something has happened to the d.c. social world. veteran washington insider sally quinn explains all. >>> and they've grown before our eyes and they'll be spending another four years in the national spotlight. what it's like growing up in the white house. >>> but first this morning's top headlines. day four of the hostage crisis at a remote gas production plant in algeria. at has been killed. there are conflicting accounts of how many people are
. >> richard blanco is the first latino poet to come men trait the president's inauguration. john f. kennedy was the first to include a poet in his inauguration ceremony and he chose robert frost in 1961. >> the land was ours before we were the land. she was our land more than 100 years before we were her people. >> wow. go ahead. >> i was just going to say, being here in ñ?? >>> welcome to "cbs this morning saturday," in washington this inauguration...
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cuban american civil jeer and author, richard blanco. so hispanics playing an important role on an important day in washington. john. >> a long day of firsts and a long day of celebration. dan lothian at the white house this morning. the crowd expected to turn up at the national mall, not expected to be as large as four years ago, when 1.8 million people crowded into the city. they are still expecting some 800,000 people today. nothing to thumb your nose at. christi paul on the national mall where crowds are gathering. >> they are gathering and dressed to impress and to stay warm. no doubt that things have definitely picked up in the last half hour, so we've seen a lot more people. with me now is 10-year-old mari and her mom michelle who feels a special kinship with michelle obama and mckenna as well. mari, ten yearsed old. you moved from california a couple of years ago, what do you want to see today? >> inside the white house. >> reporter: you want to see inside the white house? >> you think that's going to happen? >> yes. >> they got
cuban american civil jeer and author, richard blanco. so hispanics playing an important role on an important day in washington. john. >> a long day of firsts and a long day of celebration. dan lothian at the white house this morning. the crowd expected to turn up at the national mall, not expected to be as large as four years ago, when 1.8 million people crowded into the city. they are still expecting some 800,000 people today. nothing to thumb your nose at. christi paul on the national...
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. >> suarez: and inaugural poet richard blanco discusses what it means to be a part of such a momentous occasion. >> brown: we have more on the fallout after lance armstrong's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs to build his championship career. >> suarez: plus, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: information trickled out today about the siege of a natural gas plant in algeria. there was word that one american hostage had been killed, but a definitive accounting of all
. >> suarez: and inaugural poet richard blanco discusses what it means to be a part of such a momentous occasion. >> brown: we have more on the fallout after lance armstrong's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs to build his championship career. >> suarez: plus, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway....
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. >> suarez: and inaugural poet richard blanco discusses what it means to be a part of such a momentous occasion. >> brown: we have more on the fallout after lance armstrong's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs to build his championship career. >> suarez: plus, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends of the newshour. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: information trickled out today about the siege of a natural gas plant in algeria. there was word that one american hostage had been killed, but a definitive accounting of all
. >> suarez: and inaugural poet richard blanco discusses what it means to be a part of such a momentous occasion. >> brown: we have more on the fallout after lance armstrong's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs to build his championship career. >> suarez: plus, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway....
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we'll speak to richard blanco, who made history yesterday. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i actually think it's mocking me. [ engine revs ] what?! quattro!!!!! ♪ >>> welcome back to "starting point." i'm christine romans. stock futures mixed amid a big week of corporate earrings. we'll hear from johnson & johnson, dupont, and verizon, google, ibm and texas instruments. apple reports tomorrow. >>> probably your biggest asset or big
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. >> since i haven't written a poem since third grade, i feel that richard blanco would be a much better choice. >> not even a haiku today? nothing? >> nothing. i had watch. >>> still ahead, you will remember four years ago, the crowd made history, nearly 2 million people were packed in this mall. look at the pictures there. this time around, how big will it get? we'll take you on a tour. and i'll speak to bernice king as the nation marks mlk day. that ahead. back in a moment. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. >>> welcome back, everybody. you are looking at the folks beginning come out on the mall on washington, d.c. a balmy 33 degrees. we're told it feels like 26 degrees here. the sun has come up. it will get a little warmer this morning. look at the folks out there. expected to see a crowded mall this mor
. >> since i haven't written a poem since third grade, i feel that richard blanco would be a much better choice. >> not even a haiku today? nothing? >> nothing. i had watch. >>> still ahead, you will remember four years ago, the crowd made history, nearly 2 million people were packed in this mall. look at the pictures there. this time around, how big will it get? we'll take you on a tour. and i'll speak to bernice king as the nation marks mlk day. that ahead. back in...
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richard blanco was, as he says, "made in cuba"-- he was conceived there; "assembled in spain"-- his mother gave birth to him there; and quickly "imported to the united states"-- he grew up in miami. he trained and worked as a civil engineer before turning to poetry. he's published three volumes, most recently one titled "looking for the gulf motel". blanco now lives in the small town of bethel, maine. on monday, he will become the first latino, the first openly gay, and the youngest poet to read his work at a presidential inauguration. welcome. >> thank you. >> congratulations. >> pleasure to be here. >> let me get to some of these firsts first, this inauguration say political event and it is a rare meeting of in your case politics and poetry. what do you see yourself bringing to it? ness well, i think first and foremost hopefully a great-- it is a question that had been ploting airport in the air. i would think and i would hope that i would hecht select first and foremost obviously for respect and admiration for my work. but it is also a tremendous honor. i mean one can't help but think o
richard blanco was, as he says, "made in cuba"-- he was conceived there; "assembled in spain"-- his mother gave birth to him there; and quickly "imported to the united states"-- he grew up in miami. he trained and worked as a civil engineer before turning to poetry. he's published three volumes, most recently one titled "looking for the gulf motel". blanco now lives in the small town of bethel, maine. on monday, he will become the first latino, the first...
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y en ese momento fue una de las cosas mÁs significativas. >>> fue el poeta richard blanco que hizo su declamaciÓn hoy en la toma de posesiÓn. las celebraciones culminan con fiestas y mÁs fiestas, esta la gala del comandante en jefe que el presidente y la primera dama comparte con los oficiales, ahÍ canta el puertorriqueÑo marcerca marcerc anthony. tambiÉn estarÁ mana. fue un largo e intenso dÍa. como siempre gracias por estar con nosotros y gracias por confiar en univisiÓn. buenas noches. ♪ ♪ ♪
y en ese momento fue una de las cosas mÁs significativas. >>> fue el poeta richard blanco que hizo su declamaciÓn hoy en la toma de posesiÓn. las celebraciones culminan con fiestas y mÁs fiestas, esta la gala del comandante en jefe que el presidente y la primera dama comparte con los oficiales, ahÍ canta el puertorriqueÑo marcerca marcerc anthony. tambiÉn estarÁ mana. fue un largo e intenso dÍa. como siempre gracias por estar con nosotros y gracias por confiar en univisiÓn....
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la reacciones. >> mi rostro, tu rostro. >> si richard blanco pensÓ que su poema se perderÍa en la toma de posesiÓn. >> un delirio completo. >> el poeta mÁs joven y el primer hispano en haber tenido ese honor habla hoy dÍa de un tipo de reconocimiento que nunca esperÓ. >> lo mÁs bonito ha sido las personas en la calle que me han reconocido y me contandome de cuanto le gusta el poema. >> mÁs cuando nadie estaba supuesto escuchar el poema, practicarlo en su hogar en el estadio de maine dice que tomarÍa muchisima imaginaciÓn. >> mi sobrino tuvieron de visita e hicieron un mufrn cÓdimuÑeco como la lectura iba a ser, afuera en el frÍo, practicar leyendo el poema el muÑeco de nieve (risas) y le encantÓ. >> el muÑeco de nieve como los millones que lo escucharon posiblemente derretidos por su poema titulado un hombre. >> manos tan gastadas como las de mi padre cortando caÑa de azÚcar >> un homenaje a inmigrantes y sus padres, lo que nunca esperÓ es conmoverse por estas palabras del presidente obama. >> nuestro camino no se ha terminado hasta que nuestros hermanos y hermanas gay
la reacciones. >> mi rostro, tu rostro. >> si richard blanco pensÓ que su poema se perderÍa en la toma de posesiÓn. >> un delirio completo. >> el poeta mÁs joven y el primer hispano en haber tenido ese honor habla hoy dÍa de un tipo de reconocimiento que nunca esperÓ. >> lo mÁs bonito ha sido las personas en la calle que me han reconocido y me contandome de cuanto le gusta el poema. >> mÁs cuando nadie estaba supuesto escuchar el poema, practicarlo en...
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blanco que recitó un poema que a todos nos conmovió y habla del sacrificio de sus padres. >>> en el lenguaje que mi madre me enseñó, en cada idioma, ha hablado en un solo viento que lleva nuestra vida sin prejuicio, tal como estas palabras salen de mis labios un cielo, desde que los montes y las sierras que recuperamos, y desde el mississipi hasta el colorado piensen en el trabajo de nuestras manos cosiendo ,preparando puentes, haciendo un trabajo para el jefe, curnado una herida o haciendo un informe, o limpiando el último piso de la torre de la libertad. >>> richard blanco de raíces cubanos, nacido en españa y abiertamente gay, en al juramentación del presidente barack obama donde es el día que se conmemora el cumpleaños de marthin luther king, como ustedes saben, un aguerrido luchador de los derechos civiles, que en cierto forma también se le rinde tributo cuando se hace historia, lourdes meluzá también estuvo ahí en el capitolio y presenció las reacciones de la familia del presidente barack obama y también los minutos después de su discurso, adelante. >>> el presi
blanco que recitó un poema que a todos nos conmovió y habla del sacrificio de sus padres. >>> en el lenguaje que mi madre me enseñó, en cada idioma, ha hablado en un solo viento que lleva nuestra vida sin prejuicio, tal como estas palabras salen de mis labios un cielo, desde que los montes y las sierras que recuperamos, y desde el mississipi hasta el colorado piensen en el trabajo de nuestras manos cosiendo ,preparando puentes, haciendo un trabajo para el jefe, curnado una herida o...
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richard blanco, first latino and first openly gay inaugural poet. >> that sense of unity is what i want to bring across. >> reporter: no one is more excited than new york's public school students. >> it's going to be good. >> reporter: thousands of extra security officers have been sworn in. a 30-mile no-fly zone over the city. 150 city blocks around the capitol shut down. >> we have to be prepared for everything. >> reporter: the end of months of planning, the beginning of a new term or as the vice president put it. >> i want you to know something else about this guy, barack obama. he's just getting started. >> reporter: and here at the capitol things are just getting started. the cute kids that you just saw we we're listening to them sing right now. a part of this program, this final program, final inauguration for president obama. >> tracie potts, clearly you have juice out there. it's good to be tracie potts. you have a front row seat out there. can you give us an idea of who will be sitting there behind you on the stage? >> reporter: we've got governors and senators on this side be
richard blanco, first latino and first openly gay inaugural poet. >> that sense of unity is what i want to bring across. >> reporter: no one is more excited than new york's public school students. >> it's going to be good. >> reporter: thousands of extra security officers have been sworn in. a 30-mile no-fly zone over the city. 150 city blocks around the capitol shut down. >> we have to be prepared for everything. >> reporter: the end of months of planning,...
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and richard blanco, appearing last night with anderson cooper. he was inspired to write "one today" after hearing then-senator obama speak at the democratic national convention in 2004. >> i always wanted to write a poem and i finally got an assignment and there were echoes of that in my mind, and something i've always believed, especially since i moved to a small town, that idea of unity, not only unity, but the fact that we're all so necessary, and every little piece is what makes this puzzle in america work. >> later on "starting point," soledad will sit down with poet richard blanco. >>> the mountains of park city, utah, looking like hollywood. the 35th annual sundance film festival. celebrities, and celebrity sightings and movies to see. "linsanity" one of the films we'll profile. and we'll take to you park city for a live report from our very own zoraida sambolin. >> very own movie star. >> 16 minutes past the hour. time for your morning headlines. >> honolulu star advertiser, with two hawaii bands at the parade. one features a hula troop.
and richard blanco, appearing last night with anderson cooper. he was inspired to write "one today" after hearing then-senator obama speak at the democratic national convention in 2004. >> i always wanted to write a poem and i finally got an assignment and there were echoes of that in my mind, and something i've always believed, especially since i moved to a small town, that idea of unity, not only unity, but the fact that we're all so necessary, and every little piece is what...
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waiting for us to name it together. [ applause ] >> richard blanco you can go to the "newshour" website for the interview that aired last week. very fascinating fella. >> much of his poetry is narrative of his own experience. there he was trying to tell a narrative of all of us. >> now my privilege to introduce reverend dr. luis leon to deliver the benediction. >> one little moment of drama leading up to this, he replaced original choice for this a meg church pastor became known for his anti-gay statement. luis leon is pastor here in washington. >> let us pray. gracious and eternal god as we conclude the second inauguration of president obama we ask for your blessings as we seek to become in the words of martin luther king, citizens of a beloved community, loving you and loving our neighbors as ourselves. we pray that you will bless us with your continued presence because without it, arrogance will infect our hearts, but with your blessing we know that we can break down the walls that separate us. we pray for your blessing today because without it mistrust, prejudice and rancor will rul
waiting for us to name it together. [ applause ] >> richard blanco you can go to the "newshour" website for the interview that aired last week. very fascinating fella. >> much of his poetry is narrative of his own experience. there he was trying to tell a narrative of all of us. >> now my privilege to introduce reverend dr. luis leon to deliver the benediction. >> one little moment of drama leading up to this, he replaced original choice for this a meg church...
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at noon, the inaugural address and the inaugural poem by richard blanco. at 12:30, the benediction. as we speak, president obama is about to step outside onto the west front of the capital. we are joined by clarence lusane, author of "the black history of the white house." professor at american university here in washington, d.c., professor of international relations. this book goes beyond the white house. it also talks about the capital, talks about those who built these institutions, physically. many of them enslaved. >> this is an important history. in fact, the capitol has now demolished the slave labor that went into building that building. there are two plaques, one in the main hallway, one on the house side. there is nothing in the white house that a knowledge as that. if you go on a tour, now self- guided, you can go through the blue room, the other important rooms in the white house, but there is nothing that tells you where the slave quarters were, where people lived in the basement, for example, during the period of slavery. so there is the need for the white house to als
at noon, the inaugural address and the inaugural poem by richard blanco. at 12:30, the benediction. as we speak, president obama is about to step outside onto the west front of the capital. we are joined by clarence lusane, author of "the black history of the white house." professor at american university here in washington, d.c., professor of international relations. this book goes beyond the white house. it also talks about the capital, talks about those who built these...
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our next distinguished guest is the poet richard blanco who will share words which he has composed for this occasion. [ applause ] . >> mr. president, mr. vice president, america, one today. one sun rose on us today. kindled over our shores, weeking over the smokeys, greeting the faces of the great lakes, spreading a simple truth across the great plains and charging across the rockies. one light, waking up roof tops, under each one a story told by our sielent guess pictures moving across windows. my face, your face, millions of faces in morning. each one yawning to life. the pencilled yellow school buses, the ritd yum of traffic lights. frutd fants p stants, wines, orange and begging our praise. silver trucks, heavy with oils or paper, bricks or milk. teaming over highways along side us. on our way. to clean tables, reed ledgers, or save lives, to teach go traechl or ring up greeshryes as my mother did -- groceries as my mother did for 20 years so i could write this poem for all of us today. all of us, as vital as the one light we move through. the same light on black boards with lesso
our next distinguished guest is the poet richard blanco who will share words which he has composed for this occasion. [ applause ] . >> mr. president, mr. vice president, america, one today. one sun rose on us today. kindled over our shores, weeking over the smokeys, greeting the faces of the great lakes, spreading a simple truth across the great plains and charging across the rockies. one light, waking up roof tops, under each one a story told by our sielent guess pictures moving across...
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(aplausos) >>> y en el lenguaje que su madre le enseÑÓ dijo el poeta richard blanco, hablamos con Él de su origen hispano y le preguntamos si cuando lo invitaron para este acto le pusieron algÚn tipo de restricciÓn. >>> no me dieron ningÚn restricciÓn y uno se pone a pensar que este es un poema especial, un regalo para estados unidos. >>> ¿quÉ eres, naciste en estados unidos pero con padres puertorriqueÑos? >>> bueno, a veces me siento cubano, a veces norteamericano, es una pregunta que no tiene una respuesta definitiva. si hubiera un a respuesta fÁcil, no me tomarÍa tres libros de poem poema, a veces pongo un poco de celia cruz y me caen lÁgrimas. >>> serÁs el primer poeta latino y gay, ¿haces un esfuerzo para ser escritor? >>> no, yo nunca, he escrito siempre lo que habla el corazÓn, en el tercer libro hasta ahÍ nunca escribÍ de la cuestiÓn gay, siempre el corazÓn me hablaba de entender mii lugar, n estados unidos y en amÉrica. despuÉs comence hablar de la identidad sexual y cultural, no es lo mismo ser un hombre gay, afroamericano o latinoamericano que uno norte
(aplausos) >>> y en el lenguaje que su madre le enseÑÓ dijo el poeta richard blanco, hablamos con Él de su origen hispano y le preguntamos si cuando lo invitaron para este acto le pusieron algÚn tipo de restricciÓn. >>> no me dieron ningÚn restricciÓn y uno se pone a pensar que este es un poema especial, un regalo para estados unidos. >>> ¿quÉ eres, naciste en estados unidos pero con padres puertorriqueÑos? >>> bueno, a veces me siento cubano, a...
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this one by kelly clarkson, and a poem by richard blanco. reverend luis leon will give the benediction followed by beyonce. she's going to sing the national anthem, she had a baby, and she's going to perform at the super bowl. >> not to be upstaged, hampsto pearson is at the capitol. what are you seeing? >> beyonce got a much bigger cheer than i did. it was one of the more electric moments that just happened a few minutes ago when she and jay-z came in. you just missed the introduction of former president bill clinton and secretary of state hillary clinton and former president jimmy carter and wife roslyn. we are just minutes away from the arrival of, of course, the vice president, jill biden, and the president and first lady and their family. it's exciting. it's electric. we've got great weather, especially compared to four years or so here, and i have to say before the program sort of settled in, i saw more collegiality on the platform in terms of members of congress, both democrats and republicans, commingling, glad handing each other, co
this one by kelly clarkson, and a poem by richard blanco. reverend luis leon will give the benediction followed by beyonce. she's going to sing the national anthem, she had a baby, and she's going to perform at the super bowl. >> not to be upstaged, hampsto pearson is at the capitol. what are you seeing? >> beyonce got a much bigger cheer than i did. it was one of the more electric moments that just happened a few minutes ago when she and jay-z came in. you just missed the...
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blanco. >> despuÉs de la primera cosa que pensÉ en mis padres, mi abuelo en todo el skrif en todo lo que hicieron por mi como que fue el fin de un capÍtulo en mi vida que todo el trabajo mÍo tambiÉn y todo lo que hemos estado en esa llamada. >> tambiÉn este joven infante de marina fue el Único latino. emociona muchÍsimo en la parte del evento histÓrico y exactamente lo que he querido hacer. >> la lista es grande. >> uno de los mÁs esperados esta noche es el grupo manÁ que se ha convertido
blanco. >> despuÉs de la primera cosa que pensÉ en mis padres, mi abuelo en todo el skrif en todo lo que hicieron por mi como que fue el fin de un capÍtulo en mi vida que todo el trabajo mÍo tambiÉn y todo lo que hemos estado en esa llamada. >> tambiÉn este joven infante de marina fue el Único latino. emociona muchÍsimo en la parte del evento histÓrico y exactamente lo que he querido hacer. >> la lista es grande. >> uno de los mÁs esperados esta noche es el...
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she said that years ago, i think. >> richard blanco, thank you so much. ed for for the record, you have arrived now. >> i'm in america. >>> coming up next, business before the belle with brian shactman. we're live from the dubliner. ♪ aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. [ construction sounds ] ♪ [ watch ticking ] [ engine revs ] come in. ♪ got the coffee. that was fast. we're outta here. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ with multiple lacerations to the wing and a fractured beak. surgery was successful, but he will be in a cast until it is fully healed, possibly several months. so, if the duck isn't able to work, how will he pay for his liv
she said that years ago, i think. >> richard blanco, thank you so much. ed for for the record, you have arrived now. >> i'm in america. >>> coming up next, business before the belle with brian shactman. we're live from the dubliner. ♪ aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you....
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blanco, que le pone richard por el ex presidente richard nixon, entendÍa que estaba en contra de la ditacdura en cuba, y richard blanco es el primer hispano, el primer inmigrante y el primera poeta homosexual. >>> no me dieron ninguna restricciÓn, y uno se pone a pensar es un poema especial, no solamente de mi familia, es como un regalo a estados unidos, es como un honor y me hace honor, el poema es... >>> tu regalo. >>> richard, eres americano, o fuiste concebido en espaÑa, nacido en cuba y crecido en estados unidos. ¿quÉ eres? >>> depende del dÍa de la semana. a veces me siento bien cubano, a veces bien americano, es una pregunta que no tiene una respuesta definitiva, a lo que es el tema del arte, si hubiera una respuesta tan fÁcil no me tomarÍa tres libros, es una pregunta que me hago todos los dÍas, a veces pienso que lo de los cubanos no me llega tanto, y toca un poco de celia cruz y las lÁgrimas comienzan, y digo dÓnde estÁn mis palmas, y a veces me siento que quiero pensar cÓmo serÍa un cubano en venecia. >>> serÁs el primer inmigrante en participar en esta cere
blanco, que le pone richard por el ex presidente richard nixon, entendÍa que estaba en contra de la ditacdura en cuba, y richard blanco es el primer hispano, el primer inmigrante y el primera poeta homosexual. >>> no me dieron ninguna restricciÓn, y uno se pone a pensar es un poema especial, no solamente de mi familia, es como un regalo a estados unidos, es como un honor y me hace honor, el poema es... >>> tu regalo. >>> richard, eres americano, o fuiste concebido...
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la presencia latina se noto con richard blanco, primer poeta hispano y gay en recitar 1 poesia en la ceremonia y en la bendicion del reverendo leon. rev. luis leon, iglesia de st. john's sr. presidente, y vicepresiden te, que dios os bendiga a todos sus dias.' muchos asistentes que llegaron de lejos desafiaron al frio y a las medidas de seguridad. miguel coronado, asistente a ceremonia una experiencia espectacular, venimos de california, el condado de los angeles, y estuvimos desde las 6 de la manana. otros dicen haber sentido la misma emocion de hace 4 anos.br ceremonia mira, aqui es el simbolo de obama. este es latinos por obama, esperamos mucho de el en esta administracion, asi es que lo tenemos que apoyar igualmente. 1 analista republicano critico el discurso como muestra que el presidente no quiere negociar. alfonso aguilar, sociedad latina principios conservado res creo que es 1 mensaje a su base, radical, de izquiera, feminista, el lobby gay, pero tambien 1 vision 1 poco distorsionado de la igualdad, de que el gobierno tiene que intervenir para redistribuir." mas tarde, fue la
la presencia latina se noto con richard blanco, primer poeta hispano y gay en recitar 1 poesia en la ceremonia y en la bendicion del reverendo leon. rev. luis leon, iglesia de st. john's sr. presidente, y vicepresiden te, que dios os bendiga a todos sus dias.' muchos asistentes que llegaron de lejos desafiaron al frio y a las medidas de seguridad. miguel coronado, asistente a ceremonia una experiencia espectacular, venimos de california, el condado de los angeles, y estuvimos desde las 6 de la...
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poet. >> we have our next guest is the poet richard blanco, which he will share words for us he has composed for this occasion. [applause] >> mr. president, mr. vice president, america, one today. one sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peeking over the smokies, greeting the faces of the great lakes, spreading a simple truth across the great plains, then charging across the rockies. one light waking up rooftops, under each one a story, told by our silent gestures moving across windows. my faith, your face, millions of faces in morning's mirrors, each one yawning to life, crescendoing into our day. the pencil yellow school buses, the rythym of traffic lights, fruit stands, apples, limes and oranges a raid like rainbows, begging our praise. silver trucks heavy with oil or paper, bricks or milk, teaming over highways alongside us on our way to clean tables, read ledgers, or save lives, to teach geometry, or ring up groceries, as my mother did for 20 years so i could write this poem for all of us today. all of us, as vital as the one light we move through, the same light on b
poet. >> we have our next guest is the poet richard blanco, which he will share words for us he has composed for this occasion. [applause] >> mr. president, mr. vice president, america, one today. one sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peeking over the smokies, greeting the faces of the great lakes, spreading a simple truth across the great plains, then charging across the rockies. one light waking up rooftops, under each one a story, told by our silent gestures moving...
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blanco, primer poeta hispano y gay en recitar 1 poesia en la ceremonia y en la bendicion del reverendo leon. asistentes que llegaron de lejos se sintieron emocionado s. natalia olson-urtecho, visitante de philadelphiasi basa gente hablando y platicando en espanol. y el poema se refirio a la comunidad hispana." monica montano, visitante de san diego es algo muy increible la verdad, es 1 evento enorme. hay tanto orgullo." otros dicen haber sentido la misma emocion de hace 4 anos. pedro carrillo, ex-miembro de campana de obama seguro que si, mucho orgullo en este dia, estamos esperando mucho de este presidente pero lo vamos a apoyar. isaac faz, asistente a ceremonia igual de emocion, igual de energia y listo para ir a trabajar y para poder hacer algo bueno para este pais con el presidente.mas tarde, fue lal caminata por la avenida pennsylvania y el desfile ante la casa blanca.. standup: fernando pizarro, washington d.c. las celebraciones quedan atras y de vuelta a las realidad politica, que incluso esta semana podrian volver a poner a democratas y republicanos en conflicto. desde washingt
blanco, primer poeta hispano y gay en recitar 1 poesia en la ceremonia y en la bendicion del reverendo leon. asistentes que llegaron de lejos se sintieron emocionado s. natalia olson-urtecho, visitante de philadelphiasi basa gente hablando y platicando en espanol. y el poema se refirio a la comunidad hispana." monica montano, visitante de san diego es algo muy increible la verdad, es 1 evento enorme. hay tanto orgullo." otros dicen haber sentido la misma emocion de hace 4 anos. pedro...
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congratulations to you, author and inaugural poet, richard blanco. thanks so much. we appreciate your time today. >> thank you. it was a pleasure. >>> coming up next, the invisible war. it's the other war that some females in the u.s. military are dealing with. and they are going up against some big obstacles. we'll talk about that. >>> plus, the lady in red. michelle obama once again shines at the inaugural ball. our big question to you, do you believe the president can deliver on the agenda that he outlined in that inaugural address? >>> let's bring you back to the national cathedral in washington, d.c. as we told you at the top of the hour, president obama and vice president biden are both there today. it is an inauguration tradition. ♪ you know my heart burns for you... ♪ i'm up next, but now i'm singing the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know it, but your mouth is under attack. food particles infiltrate a
congratulations to you, author and inaugural poet, richard blanco. thanks so much. we appreciate your time today. >> thank you. it was a pleasure. >>> coming up next, the invisible war. it's the other war that some females in the u.s. military are dealing with. and they are going up against some big obstacles. we'll talk about that. >>> plus, the lady in red. michelle obama once again shines at the inaugural ball. our big question to you, do you believe the president can...
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blanco, que también recordaron que la lucha por la igualdad abarca a todos, por la orientación sexual, palabras que hicieron eco en el distrito castro de san francisco. >> hay que unirsnos, no por ser gays las puertas están cerradas. >> es una fuerza, una unión >> el tribunal supremo de justicia emitirá un fallo respecto a la comunidad gay en junio >> cerca de 1 millones de personas llegaron a asistir a la investidura del presidente de los estados unidos, y los rios de personas bajaban por las calles de washington dc. >> las tan mencionadas bayonetas en uno de los debates presidenciales estaban presentes hoy en el desfile inagural del presidente barack obama, miles de personas compraron sus entradas y para muchos no fue difícil adquirirlas >> dabas tu nombre, con llena de información recibes un email confirmando la información, te llega un mail de invitación para que compres los tickets, hice eso y después con otro email hice una línea de las áreas de registración, fui hice la línea, y ahora estoy acá >> los boletos oscilaban de 40 a 60 dólares, con ellos podían acceder
blanco, que también recordaron que la lucha por la igualdad abarca a todos, por la orientación sexual, palabras que hicieron eco en el distrito castro de san francisco. >> hay que unirsnos, no por ser gays las puertas están cerradas. >> es una fuerza, una unión >> el tribunal supremo de justicia emitirá un fallo respecto a la comunidad gay en junio >> cerca de 1 millones de personas llegaron a asistir a la investidura del presidente de los estados unidos, y los rios...
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eric cantor was caught making a sour faces during richard blanco's reading of a poem. doesn't look like a fan there. and malia caught in hopping for a quick photo bomb as sasha tried to snap a moment of the parents. both daughters were in good spirits, hopping and bouncing as guests took the stage. malia showed off her moves. it's so nice to see the girls grow up. from 2004 to now -- >> you've seen the change from, you know, president obama from four years ago and how he's changed, and then the girls, too. watching them grow up and seeing them in that moment, just enjoying it was awesome. >> absolutely. michelle obama always says she wants them to be normal, nice and well mannered. >> seems like she's doing a great job. >> doing a great job. members of congress will hold a news conference to mark the 40th anniversary of the landmark supreme court decision legalizing abortion in most cases. now a new nbc news/wall street journal poll finds 70% of americans say roe v. wade should not be overturned. >>> former penn state football coach joe paterno died on this date last y
eric cantor was caught making a sour faces during richard blanco's reading of a poem. doesn't look like a fan there. and malia caught in hopping for a quick photo bomb as sasha tried to snap a moment of the parents. both daughters were in good spirits, hopping and bouncing as guests took the stage. malia showed off her moves. it's so nice to see the girls grow up. from 2004 to now -- >> you've seen the change from, you know, president obama from four years ago and how he's changed, and...
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el poeta, richard blanco... el pastor cubanoameric ano luis leon... esta fue una toma de posesin en la que los hispanos brillaron... pero cuanto costo todo esto? desde los preparativos... hasta la seguridad... y lo que culmino hoy: de acuerdo con un portavoz de la casa blanca el gobierno se gasto un poco mas de 300 millones de dlares... de acuerdo con el mismo portavoz, este momento represento un poco mas de 2 millones de dlares... pero la actitud de los hispanos fue festejar... en todos los ambitos los latinos celebraron, inclusive con la presencia de bandas, como seguro que si... que vino desde orlando, florida... pero al preguntarles que quieren en esto prximos 4 aÑos... sot outcue: renovar lo cu y mire usted, las protestas no se hicieron esperar... el mismo dia que barack obama iniciaba su segundo periodo como presidente de los estados unidos, la gente salia a las calles a exigir una reforma migratoria... alba mendiola nos tiene el informe... 00:01 00:38 00:57 01:12 01:38 obama speech for alba 00.03.15.00 our journey is not completed nuestro cami
el poeta, richard blanco... el pastor cubanoameric ano luis leon... esta fue una toma de posesin en la que los hispanos brillaron... pero cuanto costo todo esto? desde los preparativos... hasta la seguridad... y lo que culmino hoy: de acuerdo con un portavoz de la casa blanca el gobierno se gasto un poco mas de 300 millones de dlares... de acuerdo con el mismo portavoz, este momento represento un poco mas de 2 millones de dlares... pero la actitud de los hispanos fue festejar... en todos los...